"Jake" == Jake Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jake> How do I get the message to say you have new mail at the Jake> shell prompt? Is someting looking for a specific directory Jake> or file?
$ echo $MAILCHECK 60 $ man bash ..... and look for MAIL, MAILCHECK and MAILPATH variables. Of course this works for bash (another poster has already pointed out biff to you, give it a shot too). Most "modern" shells have similar functions (for csh I believe the variable is mail). Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]